Salimo, Zeca Manuel
da Silva, Elizangela Farias
Yakubu, Michael Nosano
Nogueira, Paulo Afonso
Benzaken, Adele Schwartz
Article History
Received: 30 October 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 14 April 2026
Declarations
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: The research was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and the principles of Resolution 466/12, in force in Brazil [ ]. Ethical approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (CAAE 80948324.9.0000.0005) on Plataforma Brazil. All participants provided written informed consent. Confidential information, including participants’ names, was kept private, and measures were taken to ensure that no harm occurred to participants throughout the study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.